Thursday, August 20, 2009

When Re 1 is worth US $ 100

Year : 2050

Place : Silicon Valley, USA (Two American born Indians Talking)

Currency Conversion Rate : INR 1 Rs = USD $ 100

Ram: Hi Sunil, you didn't come yesterday to office?

Sunil: Yeah, I was in Indian Embassy for stamping.

Ram: Oh really, what happened, I heard that nowadays it has become very strict.

Sunil: Yeah, but I managed to get it.

Ram: How long it took to get it stamped?

Sunil: Oh, it was nasty man, long queue. Many PHD's was standing in front of me and they played with him like anything. That's why it got delayed. I went there at 2 AM itself and waited and returned by 4 PM .

Ram: Really? In India , it is a matter of an hour to get stamped for USA

Sunil: Yeah, but that is because who in India will be interested in coming to USA man, their economy has been booming.

Ram: So, when are you leaving?

Sunil: Anytime, after receiving my tickets from the client in India and you know, I will be getting a chance to fly Air-India in their new Supersonic Jet, which reaches Hyderabad in 2 hours. Sort of dream come true.

Ram: How long are you going to stay in India .

Sunil: What do you mean by how long? I will be settled in India , my company has promised me that they will process my Hatte Pachcha ..(Green Card)

Ram: Really, lucky person man, it is very difficult to get a Hatte Pachcha in India .

Sunil: Yeah, that's why, I am planning to marry an Hyderabadi Indian girl there.

Ram: But you can find lots of US born Indian girls in Hyderabad , Bangalore and Mumbai.

Sunil: But, I prefer Indian girls because they are beautiful and cultured. They also date!

Ram: Where did you get the offer, Hyderabad?

Sunil: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost of living is quite high, it is Rs. 2000/- for a single room accommodation.

Ram: I see, that's too much for US people, Re. 1 =$100/-. Oh God! What about in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai?

Sunil: No idea, but it is less than what we have in Hyderabad. It is like the world headquarters of software

Ram: I heard, almost all the Indians are having one personal Robot for help.

Sunil: You can get a BMW car for Rs. 5000/-, and a personal Robot for less than Rs.7500/-. But my dream is to purchase Ambassador, which costs Rs.2 ,00,000/- but has got a lovely design.

Ram: By the way, who is your client?

Sunil: Subbarao and Apparao Associates, a pure Indian company, specialising in Embedded Software.

Ram: Oh, really, lucky to work in a pure Indian company. They are really intelligent and unlike American Bodyshoppers who have opened their Fly-by-night outfits in India . Indian companies pay you in full even when you are on bench.

Retired President Barack Hussein Obama, it seems, used his visit time to visit Bihar, the most liveable place in India , probably world.

There you have full freedom and no restrictions. You can do whatever you want! I
wonder how that state has perfected that system.

Sunil: Yeah man!, you are right. I hope our America also follows their footsteps.

Ram: How are you going to cope with their language?

Sunil: Why not? From my school days I have been learning Telugu as my first language here at New York . At the Consulate they tested my proficiency in Telugu were quite impressed by my cent per cent score in TOTIL i.e. Test of Telugu as International Language.

Ram: So, you are going to have fun there.

Sunil: Yeah, I will be travelling in the world's fastest train, world's largest theme park, and the famous Cyberabad where you can see actors like, Ram Charan Teja and all. You know Ram Charan's son Junior Chiranjeevi is also going to debut as a star, with Maghadheera Rendu. Ramoji Rao Film City is also near Cyberabad. You should also visit Mumbai, where its slum of Dharavi is still maintained, as it was in 2009, but costs Rs 5000/- a night to stay in one of the tenements, worth 2 BMW's!

Ram: You know, the PM Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit US next year, he may then relax the number of visas.

Sunil: That's true. Last month, worlds richest man Teja Raju visited White House and donated Rs. 2000/- for infrastructure development at a SiliconValley company and has promised more if we follow the model of High-Tech City of Hyderabad. My dad also got a chance of meeting him. Very lucky person.

Ram: But, Indian government is planning to split Tech Mahendra and Satyam, the largest company in the world. That is to help both the sons of Raju, who are the world's richest. It seems, after serving his 10 years sentence, Ramalinga Raju, brought out few thousand crores, paying the 30% Voluntary Disclosure Tax, and made a killing when the US Dollar fell in the last 2 decades! Now at 90 Ramalinga Raju is in Moon, doing the age defying process.

Sunil: Both Rajus are hard workers man, he can build any number of Satyam like this. Every minute he is getting Rs. 1000/-. It seems, if you keep all his money converted as $ 1/- notes you can reach Pluto.

Ram: OK, Good Luck Sunil.

Sunil: Same to you Ram. And don't go to Consulate in a "Kurta Pyjama" or "Veshti Tundu" because they will think you are too Indianised and may doubt you will never come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa may get rejected. But don't forget to say " Namaskara, Baagunaara " to the Visa officer at Window 5. It seems he likes that and will not give you a visa if you don't greet him that way.

1 comment:

Ramesh said...

:-)

Well written. Had a very hearty laugh after a long time.

How are you settling in Bangalore?